33-year-old Alex Harrell, who grows corn, soybeans, wheat and watermelons across 3,000 acres in Smithville, Ga., learned a lot from one of his biggest mentors — Randy Dowdy.
John Hanson switched to strip-till a few years ago to save money on fuel and labor costs and increase the moisture-holding capacity of the soils on his 1,600-acre farm in north central Iowa.
“Making strips in the fall allows me to apply fertilizer, break up compaction and prepare a great seed bed for the upcoming year,” says Carleton, Neb., strip-tiller Mike Schardt.
We caught up with Demco Sales Territory Manager Chris Currans the 2024 WPS Farm Show in Oshkosh, Wis., and he gave us a quick tour of Demco's new 600 gallon pull-type sprayer.
Farmers are consistently exploring avenues to enhance productivity and efficiency on their farms. What if strip-till was the answer? The Building Healthier Soil and Profits with Strip-Till series is brought to you by Environmental Tillage Systems.
Research led by Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin-Madison soybean specialist, indicates yields decrease by 0.2 to 0.5 bushel per acre per day when seed is planted after April 25.
Advancing Eco Agriculture announced its new product, SeedFlare, a new National Organic Program (NOP)-compliant product to speed germination and plant health. The company also introduced four additional products that work to optimize crop nutrition.
"In the strips, we will variable-rate our P and K. If it doesn’t get fit in the spring, we can plant right on top of that strip, but I like to come back in the spring and add some AMS and some micros in that same strip before we plant on it," Brad Weaver says.
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Leo Johnson and his son, Patrick, are planting corn into strips for the first time in southern Wisconsin. Leo and Patrick discuss how their strip-till maiden voyage has gone so far in this preview of Leo’s 2024 National Strip-Tillage Conference presentation, “What I Learned from My First Year Strip-Tilling.” The conference takes place Aug. 8-9 in Madison, Wis. Download the full program and register at StripTillConference.com.
Montag products have proven results with patented precision metering application for significant savings of nutrients and cover crop seed, and for achieving best conservation practices.
Environmental Tillage Systems is a leading manufacturer of strip-till and nutrient-management equipment which enhances soil productivity and farm profitability.
Kuhn Krause's focus, above all, is to continue to produce quality products to serve producers better; to strive to respond to their needs with new tools and new technology to meet their growing challenges. Agronomic practices are constantly changing, and at a faster pace now than ever.